Lions Head to Hilbert in AMCC Game of the Week Wednesday
The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team travels to Hamburg, NY on Wednesday night to face the Hilbert Hawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action at 6 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team travels to Hamburg, NY on Wednesday night to face the Hilbert Hawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action at 6 p.m.
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Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are featured for the second straight time for AMCC Game of the Week
* Behrend suffered its first AMCC loss at home on Saturday
* The Lions fell to undefeated La Roche, 57-55
* Behrend remains tied for third in the AMCC with a 6-2 conference mark
* It marked the first time the Lions lost when shooting better than the opponent this season
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) led the team with 14 points, while Tyler Gates (Titusville, PA/Titusville) grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. the Redhawks
* The Lions had a season-high 17 turnovers against La Roche and were held to seven field goals in the second half
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) and Fukon are in the Top 10 in the AMCC in shooting percentage
* Gourley ranks second (64.2 percent) and Fukon is seventh (54.7 percent)
Hilbert News & Notes
* The Hawks are coming off their second AMCC loss of the season
* Hilbert fell 91-76 at Mt. Aloysius on Saturday
* The Hawks are now 10-3 overall and 6-2 in the conference
* Hilbert are third in the AMCC in points per game (82.4)
* Last week, Masia Phillips led the Hawks with 42 points and 10 rebounds in a pair of AMCC games
Series History:
* The Lions hold a 34-9 all-time record against the Hawks
* The series history began in the 1992-93 season
* Behrend swept Hilbert last season (96-54; 85-80)
* Hilbert's last win was a 69-54 decision on Feb. 14, 2018 in the Junker Center
